Big bite: Year 6 student Mitchell O’Shea filling up on pancakes.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
Shrove Tuesday is a special day at St Mel’s Primary School in Shepparton.
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Each year, to mark the start of Lent, the school comes together to raise money for charity, spend time together, and eat lots and lots and lots of pancakes.
Big smile: Year 2 student Parteet Kaur at St Mel's on Tuesday.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
Tucking in: Year 2 student Ellis Howard digging into some pancakes.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
Digging in: Year 1 students Charli Gleeson and Safaa Alramahi.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
In charge: Year 6 student Micheal Mandoo in the kitchen handing out pancakes.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
Helping hands: Year 6 students Ameet Gill and Abbey Damianopoulos were helping raise money for Caritas Project Compassion Campaign.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
Pancake time: Year 6 students Lidija Nedelkovski and Stejsi Emin were handing over pancakes in all their maple syrup-y goodness at St Mel's.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
On the grill: Year 6 students Kai Henry, Rory Bok and Connor Young cooking pancakes for their classmates.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
Big smile: Year 2 student Parteet Kaur at St Mel's on Tuesday.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
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Tucking in: Year 2 student Ellis Howard digging into some pancakes.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
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Digging in: Year 1 students Charli Gleeson and Safaa Alramahi.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
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In charge: Year 6 student Micheal Mandoo in the kitchen handing out pancakes.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
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Helping hands: Year 6 students Ameet Gill and Abbey Damianopoulos were helping raise money for Caritas’s Project Compassion campaign.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
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Big bite: Year 6 student Mitchell O’Shea filling up on pancakes.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
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Pancake time: Year 6 students Lidija Nedelkovski and Stejsi Emin were handing over pancakes in all their maple syrup-y goodness at St Mel's.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
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On the grill: Year 6 students Kai Henry, Rory Bok and Connor Young cooking pancakes for their classmates.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
The school raised money for Caritas’s Project Compassion campaign, which brings together thousands of schools and parishes across Australia to raise money for people living in vulnerable communities worldwide.
News photographer Megan Fisher, lured by the smell of maple syrup, made her way there on Tuesday.
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